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Coming back home!

3/29/2024

Hello Everybody! I am home! I arrived very late yesterday!
After a days work, I went and packed some stuff and recharging stuff, before taking the train to Arlanda airport! I had some time, so I had some dinner, some sushi, with was nice! Then I checked in my bag, and went through security, which went quick!

I chilled at the gate for a bit, and the flight was a bit late, but it eventually lifted, I slept through most of the flight, as I was really tired, and it was late!
my dad and brother waited for at the airport, and drove me home! I went to bed after midnight and woke up quite early today, which wasn't planned!

After a nap, I made some lunch, and went out to the city, doing some errands, and going back to buy some groceries, and went next door, with some deliveries.
I made some dinner, and has chilled ever since! Tomorrow I will be spending time with family!

Going home during easter!

3/22/2024

Hello Everybody! I will be heading back home during easter, since I have a long weekend during easter. It has been a while since I was home, as last time I was home was during Christmas!
Hopefully I will spend some time with family and friends!

Work is going ok, some days are alright, and some are rough, with complicated cases! I gotta keep at it, and keep on learning! I will try my best!
I will see if I will be able to get the time off during the summer, as I´m planning on going to two festivals this summer, and also planning to go to Ljubjana as well, which would be a new city I haven't been too.
I did plan to go there back in 2022, but couldn´t because of financial reasons!

I´m also learning a new language, as I try to learn Japanese, since I got inspiration from when I was there earlier! It's going alright, have been learning some new words, and it's a lot of fun!
I even try to speak Japanese at work, to some degree! I will also keep on doing it!

John Mayer and going back to Eskilstuna!

3/14/2024

Hello, i am back in Eskilstuna after some time in Stockholm! I had an amazing time!
But since my last blog, I took a walk (in Stockholm), started with going to Högadils church, and from there to old town, and then Kastellet via skeppsholmen. Fro there, I walked to Kungsträdgården and walking a long way to the Vasa Museum.

From there, I decided to head back to the hostel, having some late lunch/early dinner on the way. I chilled for a bit and took a shower before going to Tele2 Arena, where John Mayer would play. I arrived a couple of minutes before opening and got in. I bought some merchandise and went to my seat.
The opening act were Madison Cunningham, who were alright.

Then John Mayer went on, He was playing by himself with a acoustic guitar, and the concert had some surprises, and it was amazing! He was relaxed and seemed to enjoy himself, and I did enjoy the concert as well!
When It finished, I went back to the hostel and chilled for a bit before going to bed!

Which leads to today!
I woke up early, and it wasn't intentional. I chilled in bed for a bit, until packed the little stuff I had, and checked out. I wanted to take the long route to the central station. So I walked to Sofia Church which was close by, and then to Katarina Church, which was also close by!
From there, I went to Montellis look out, which has a great view over the city. From there I walked through Old Town, and to the city hall.
From there I headed to the central station, and took the train back to Eskilstuna, Earlier than expected, but I was a bit tired, and wanted to go back! So I took the train back and went back to Eskilstuna.

When I got back, I unpacked a little, and chilled ever since! I did enjoy the concert and Stockholm as a whole! We will see when I go back there!
But for now, I have a trip back home during easter to look forward to, and then maybe start preparing for a summer trip as well!

Arriving in Stockholm!

3/13/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m now in Stockholm, just for a couple of days!
I came here yesterday, after a shift at work, and then getting home, packing some stuff and taking the train to Stockholm!
I then walked from Central station to the hostel in Södermalm, and on the road, had something to eat!

I then checked in and chilled ever since! I´m here for John Mayer, later on tonight! Today we will see what I will do before going to Tele2 Arena for the concert!
I will probably explore Stockholm and have a look around!

Stockholm trip coming up!

3/10/2024

Hello Everybody! It has been almost a week since I came back home from Japan, and I want to go back! I had such a great time over there!
but I have a domestic trip coming up, next week already! Going to Stockholm, just for a couple of days. I will be leaving on Tuesday evening, and coming back on Thursday!

The reason is I will be going to another concert, this time it will be John Mayer, and it will be the 5th time I will see him live! This time, he will perform solo though, so that's going to be interesting to see!
It has also been a while, since I have spent time in Stockholm as well!
I need to do some more domestic trip as well!

Speaking of which, I will also go home for easter as well, as it has been a while since I was home! I will fly up on a Thursday evening and fly back to Eskilstuna on a Monday!
It will be nice to see my family and friends back home as well!

Coming back home to Sweden!

3/5/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m back home in Sweden and Eskilstuna! It was a long trip home! I´m writing this the next day, since I got home late yesterday!
Yesterday started early, with some horrible sleep, prob the worst sleep I have had, and chilled a bit, and packed the rest of my stuff, and checked out!

I had a taxi booked for 7am, but it was a little bit early, which was good since it took longer to get to the airport because of traffic!
I checked in and went through security, which took quite a while! Then I chilled for a bit, having something to eat, and getting something for myself in tax free! I also needed to go to the bathroom!

The flight lifted alright and it took another route than before, as it went via north-pole and Greenland to Denmark, as we went under Ukraine on the way to Japan! The flight went smooth, as I watched some movies, and slept on and off during the flight!
I had some time to kill in Copenhagen, so I went through tax free again, and bought something to my niece and nephew, which I wanted to to in Japan, but couldn't find anything.

I needed to go through security again, and lost some drinks I got from Japan, which I wanted to bring in, but had to throw away.
The flight to Stockholm went fine, and was a little bit early. I got my bags relatively early, and had some time to kill, Since I had almost an hour until my train to Eskilstuna! After another bathroom break, I went to the station and on the train to Eskilstuna! Which took 1.5 hours!
When I got home, I unpacked my bags and chilled for a bit, being tired as hell, after a long trip!

I said in my last post, I had a great time in Japan, and I didn't want to leave, but I need to get back to reality! Hopefully I will be back someday!
The Hotel I was staying at was OK, it was a smoking hotel, so sometimes when you went out, you got hit with smoke in the hallway, which might be a downgrade! the small was a bit small, but it didn't matter much to me!

Sunny last day in Yokohama!

3/3/2024

Hello everybody! it has been the last day here in Yokohama and it has been a sunny one! The Day started early, with some terrible sleep, as I went to bed late last night and couldn't sleep well!
So i chilled for a bit, and taking a nap, and then decided to head out!

I decided to head back to the pier, and saw a big carnival close to and old ship, and then walked around some parks in the area! I then walked along the pier to the Gundam factory, which is a huge anime robot! You had to pay an entrance fee to see it up close, Which I did. I had some ice cream and Churros as well!
I then headed to Harbor view observatory, which had a great view over the pier!

I then walked to the foreign cemetery, in which you had to pay to get, which is strange. I decided against it, so I continued to Motomachi park, and chilled for a bit. I then decided to head back via China town, which I saw some more things I missed the first time I was there. I walked passed the Yokohama stadium, and went to the hotel. I went to the bathroom, and then chilled for a bit, taking another nap, before going out to eat!

On the way back, I bought some more stuff to take home, and have been chilling, and packing a little bit for tomorrow, as I will be leaving quite early.
What did I think of Yokohama? It has been awesome these past few days, time has flown by so fast! There have been so much to see and good food to eat! The culture is amazing as well, and architecture is amazing!

Then of course, the main reason for the trip, the Babymetal concert! It started earlier compared to the European shows, and I had to get a physical ticket, which I had to wait in line for a while!
it was awesome to meet people I have met before as well!
The show itself had some surprises that I haven't seen live, and a few that I had seen a long time ago!
But it was an awesome show and if I could, I would definitely see them again!

Babymetal concert in Japan!

3/2/2024

Hello everybody! I have come back from my first baby metal concert in Japan! It was awesome!
The day started with some better sleep than the day before, and I chilled for a bit, and had some breakfast, and after a while, I decide to head to the arena.
Us foreigners needed to go to the ticket office and get our ticket, and it opened at 11am, and got there at 11.30.

I met some people from previous shows, and I got my ticket after an hour in line. After that, I walked around for a bit, and talked to a lot of people from all over! I even had something to eat, which was needed, and then I went and bought some merchandise!
Then we headed to the line to be let in, as the doors opened at 4pm!

I got in at 17.30 and got my seat, which was a decent view over the stage, and they started playing at 6.30pm, and the Concert was amazing! Some Surprises that blew my mind, as there were songs it has been a long time I have seen live, and a couple I haven't heard live!
It was totally awesome!

Tomorrow is the last day here in Yokohama, and we will see what I will do, I will prob see if I missed anything that I should see, and might buy some things to take back home, and pack for Monday! I will prob also fix transport to the airport as well!

Sunny day in Yokohama!

3/1/2024

Hello everybody! It has been another sunny day here in Yokohama!
The day started quite early, with some bad sleep, so I chilled for a bit and took a nap. Then I went out, and headed to Odori Park, which is a long stretch of a park along a river!

After that I went to the zotokuin temple and Negishikyodo cemetery, which wasn't huge as the one I went yesterday! After that I went to the Maita Park, and further on to shimizugaoka park. After that I went back to the hotel and chilled for a bit, after going to a store, and bought something for myself!

After chilling some more, I went out to grab something to eat. I found a sushi place, which had a pick up, so I grabbed some sushi, and went back to the hotel, and it was delicious! After than I have been chilling ever since!
Tomorrow, I will be going to a concert, and I will go to the venue to pick up the tickets, which I don't understand why. I guess it might be a security thing, as it is quite a huge venue, with a lot of both foreign and local people coming!